Shade-bracket.



No. 686,125. Patented Nov. 5, mm.

w. 0. PERSON;

SHADE BRACKET.

(Application filed Feb. 14, 1901.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILBERT 0. PERSON, OF MARINETTE, WISCONSIN.

SHADE-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,125, dated November5, 1901.

Application filed February 14, 1901. Serial No. 47,241. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILBERT 0. PERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marinette, in the county of Marinette and State ofWisconsin, have made certain new and useful Improvements inShade-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in cursurface leading to thestud-opening and ar-.

ranged to guide the stud into said opening and to furnish a path throughwhich the stud may be removed when the bracket is tilted, as will bemore fully described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of a portion of a windowprovided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in section,showing the bracket and the roller with its stud supported therein. Fig.3 is a similar View of the bracket adjusted to position in which thestud maybe slipped into and out of the opening in the bracket. Fig. i isa face view of the inner side of the bracket or side next the roller,and Fig. 5 is a face View of the bracket for supporting the opposite endof the roller.

The roller A and the bracket B for receiving the round stud A of theroller may be of ordinary construction. I prefer, however, in practiceto secure this bracket B in place by means of an eccentrically-arrangedscrew-stud, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2. The rectangularstud C at the opposite end of the roller may likewise be of any ordinaryconstruction and is held in practice in the bracket D. This bracket D isa flat plate or disk pivotally supported, preferably, by means of thescrew-stud E,eccentricall y arranged,as shown in Fig. 4, to increase theextent to which the opening F in the bracket swings toward and from theroller in adjusting the same between the positions shown in Figs. 2 and3. .The opening or hole F is fitted to receive the stud G, and the innerface D of the bracket or face next to the roller in practice is providedat F with an inclined face which slopes gradually from the inner face Dof the bracket to the opening F, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, andforms a path or way for the stud 0 when the parts are adjusted as shownin Fig. 3, through which the stud maybe introduced to and withdrawn fromthe opening F, as is best shown in Fig. 3. At the same time when thebracket D is in the position shown in Fig. 2 it operates to-securelyhold the stud O and preventany displacement thereof. When the parts arein the adjustment shown in Fig. 3, it will be noticed the rectangularstud can be rotated in its bearing in the bracket D, which may be founduseful in winding up the curtain-roller in increasing its tension, thisoperation not necessitating the removal of the roller from the bracket.It should be noticed that the inclined surface F extends in a directioncorresponding generally to that in which the bracket moves in swingingthe same from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 3, andvice versa.

It will be understood that the bracket may be applied to the top,bottom, or side of the frame or casing of the window, as may bedesirable; also, that the bracket may be ornamented in any suitablemanner and requires no tool in placing and removing it in use. It willalso be noticed that the invention is useful in connection with theordinary type of roller in common use and may be applied in place of thebracket commonly employed in connection with such roller.

As is best shown in Fig. 4, the inclined surface F gradually widenstoward its outer end or in a direction away from the opening F, thusforming a flaring path or Way which leads to the opening for theroller-stud and facilitates the introduction of the stud to the saidopening F.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A curtain-bracket provided with means whereby it may be pivotallysupported and having a flat plate or disk in the plane face of which isprovided an angular opening for the rollerstud and a groove or recessleading to said angular opening, the base-wall of said groove beinginclined toward the stud-opening and the opposite side edges of thegroove I clined surface leading to such opening, such being flared awayfrom said opening, such insurface flaring outwardly in a direction awayclined flared groove operating to facilitate the from the opening at aright angle to the direcintroduotion of the stud to its opening, andtion of the inclined surface whereby to aid in 15 5 the angular openingfor the stud being exdirectingtheroller-studintothe saidopening,

tended laterally outward beyond the flared substantially as set forth.inclined introd ueing groove all substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

2. A bracket arranged to be pivotally Witnesses: IO mounted and havingan opening for the roller- N. E. LINDQUIsT, stud, and provided in oneface with an in- C. W. SUNSTROM.

WILBERT 0. PERSON.

